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He may have left the Pacific Islands at the age of three but in his DNA are all the classic attributes of a Fijian talent - the hot-stepping, dextrous off-loading game that lights up the game. It was on show from the very opening moments against Italy.

A back-handed flick to Tom Curry was straight out of Suva and his next break took him close to the line, only for Ben Youngs's follow-up pass to go behind Jonny May when he should have scored.

Cokanasiga's mature judgment of when to release the ball and when to go to ground was spot-on and he was still prominent when the game broke up in the second half. His dancing feet took him to within five metres of the line in the build-up to Manu Tuilagi's second try and he then made the break and slipped the ball away to provide Dan Robson's first England try.

'He makes the ball look like a tennis ball,' said Shields. 'He's got some good skill and he's still young which is pretty scary. It's great to be able to give him the ball and get some front foot for us and to run off him. Sometimes you need some special skills like that to get us over the line.'

Cokanasiga has areas to improve upon but should terrorise Scotland on Saturday

Cokanasiga's raw numbers show eight runs with the ball, 108 metres made, five clean breaks and four defenders beaten. He also towers over most wings, making him a key cross-kick target. 'He could be one of the best in the world in the air,' said Jones.

'He is a young kid with great potential. He has got some good natural ability and areas he has to work hard on which he is doing.'

That would include in defence where you could argue he makes overambitious decisions.